borrador de pizarra blanca
/boradoɾ de piθara blanka/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'dry board eraser' is translated into Spanish as borrador de pizarra blanca.
This phrase refers to the tool used specifically to remove ink from a whiteboard.
What does it mean word for word?
The word borrador means 'eraser' and is derived from the verb borrar, which means 'to erase'.
Which one should you use?
While borrador de pizarra blanca is the full term, speakers often use borrador de pizarra by omitting the word for white. In a classroom setting, you can often simply say borrador to refer to the whiteboard eraser.
Did you know?
- The word borrador can also mean a 'rough draft' or a 'sketch' in Spanish. It describes the act of creating something that is intended to be erased and revised.
- While borrador is the tool, Spanish uses the word goma for a rubber eraser used on paper. Using goma for a whiteboard would be incorrect.
- The word pizarra comes from the Basque language. It likely derives from lapitz-arri, meaning 'slate stone'.
Examples in context
- Por favor, ¿me podrías pasar el borrador de pizarra blanca?Please, could you pass me the dry board eraser?
- Oye, ¿dónde está el borrador para pizarrón? Necesito borrar lo que escribí.Hey, where is the dry board eraser? I need to erase what I wrote.
- Necesito un borrador de pizarra blanca.I need a dry board eraser.
- ¿Dónde está el borrador de pizarra blanca?Where is the dry board eraser?
- El borrador de pizarra blanca está sobre la mesa.The dry board eraser is on the table.
Example conversation
In a classroom during a lesson.
- ElenaAlejandro, ¿tienes un borrador de pizarra blanca?Alejandro, do you have a dry board eraser?
- AlejandroSí, lo tengo aquí en mi mochila.Yes, I have it here in my backpack.
- ElenaGracias, la pizarra está muy sucia.Thank you, the whiteboard is very dirty.
- AlejandroDe nada, Elena.You're welcome, Elena.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries borrador, de, pizarra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
